Luncheon with author Jennifer Smith
Featured Book
Rabbit Rabbit: A Novel
"A life-changing year. One month at a time. A heartwarming novel about what it means to chase the life - and love - of your dreams, from the bestselling author of The Unsinkable Greta James"-- Provided by publisher.
About This Event
Join us at The Forester Hotel for a luncheon with author Jennifer Smith as she discusses her new book:RABBIT, RABBITFriday, February 26th, 2026, 11:30pm - 1:30pm 200 North Field DriveLake Forest, IL 60045$85 includes lunch and a copy of the bookPlease call to RSVP: 847-234-4420Or Click on "MORE INFO" button at the bottom of the page to sign up online!A heartwarming novel about what it means to chase the life — and love — of your dreams, from the bestselling author of The Unsinkable Greta James.As the clock counts down to midnight on New Year’s Eve, Billie — 39, single, an American film editor on a girls’ trip to Florence — makes a decision: this is the year she’s going to have a baby on her own. Less than an hour later, she meets Arthur — 44, single, a Scottish conservationist celebrating a friend’s stag party — who seems perfect but for his conviction that kids are not for him. Over the course of the next year, Billie finds herself pursuing both versions of her life, moving back and forth between visits to fertility clinics and romantic getaways around the world as she tries to figure out what she wants most. But as she approaches the inevitable fork in the road, she’ll discover that it’s not so easy to follow your heart when it’s pulling you in two very different directions.Full of Jennifer E. Smith’s signature heart and warmth, Rabbit Rabbit is a powerful romantic novel about paths not taken…and what happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time.
Featured Author
Jennifer E. Smith
Jennifer E. Smith is the author of nine books for young adults, including The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between, both of which have been adapted for film. Her other titles include The Unsinkable Greta James and the picture book The Creature of Habit. She earned a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages. She lives in Los Angeles.
About the Venue
The Forester Hotel
Presented by Lake Forest Bookstore
200 North Field Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045
More at Lake Forest Bookstore
In-store event with local editorial collaborators Dustin O'Regan & Sarah Lyons
Join us while we welcome local editorial collaborators Dustin O'Regan & Sarah Lyons to discuss their new coffee table book:THE NORTH SHORE by Sheridan RoadWednesday, November 18, 2026, 6pm-7pmat Lake Forest Book Store662 N. Western AvenueLake Forest, IL 60045Books available for purchase and signingRefreshments will be servedRSVP at 847-234-4420 or click the gray "RSVP" above The North Shore by Sheridan Road is a richly produced, 300-page coffee-table book that brings together historic archives, contemporary photography, and original editorial work to celebrate the homes, landscapes, institutions, traditions, and people that define Chicago’s most distinctive lakefront communities.Dustin O'Regan is an attorney turned media executive and philanthropist who serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Sheridan Road Magazine, a prominent luxury lifestyle publication covering Chicago's North Shore. Based in Lake Forest, Illinois, she has spent over a decade shaping the cultural and editorial landscape of the regionSarah Lyons has spent over 20 years in luxury residential real estate, consistently ranking in the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends Top 1.5% of brokers nationwide. She operates primarily out of the Winnetka, Illinois office of @properties Christie's International Real Estate, while also managing high-end relocation and luxury listings with Premier Estate Properties in Palm Beach, Florida.
Staff Picks Showcase: A Night at the Book Store
You're invited! Lake Forest Book Store is hosting a Staff Picks Showcase: a night at the Book Store where our booksellers will find you the perfect gift for everyone your list.Join us on Wednesday, December 2nd from 5:30-7:30pm at Lake Forest Book Store.Tickets are $20 and will include... A book talk from our staff showcasing some of our favorite books to read, and gift, for all ages! 10% off all purchases (20% off for Book Store members) Plenty of time to browse and shop Free gift wrapping Refreshments and treatsBut space is limited! So please call soon, or sign up online
In-store event with author Lisa Barr in-conversation w Lauren Margolin "The Good Book Fairy"
Join us while we welcome author Lisa Barr in conversation with Lauren Margolin "The Good Book Fairy" to discuss Lisa's historical fiction novel:THE SHADOW ARTISTMonday, March 8, 202, 6pm-7pmat Lake Forest Book Store662 N. Western AvenueLake Forest, IL 60045RSVP at 847-234-4420Books available for purchase and signingRefreshments will be servedFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire and The Goddess of Warsaw comes a suspenseful novel of art, deception, and revenge—a dual timeline story of a contemporary hired killer out to avenge the horrors of World War II.When a paintbrush proves more lethal than a pistol . . .The Shadow Artist is a high-octane blend of love, war, art, and female power. A fearless graffiti artist with a secret identity—known only by the mysterious moniker with which she signs her work, Dirt Bitch—joins forces with a rogue CIA agent to hunt down an elusive female terrorist hired by a prominent neo-Nazi to settle an old score dating back to the Second World War. Their hunt unleashes a deadly and duplicitous game in which art itself becomes the ultimate weapon.A propulsive pursuit of payback and paying it forward, The Shadow Artist pits past against present and reveals how art can be manipulated into a weapon of deception both in the past and today.Lisa Barr is the New York Times bestselling author of The Goddess of Warsaw, Woman on Fire, The Unbreakables, and Fugitive Colors. An award-winning journalist, Lisa has served as an editor for The Jerusalem Post, managing editor of Today's Chicago Woman and Moment magazine, and as an editor and reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Lisa has appeared on Good Morning America and Today for her work as an author and journalist. Her novels The Shadow Artist, Woman on Fire, The Goddess of Warsaw, and The Unbreakables have all been optioned for film adaptation.